Who on earth would eat Burger King's black bun Whopper? I did

Photos: The burger chain released a black bun Whopper for a limited time only in the U.S. starting on Monday and we tried it.

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Upon first seeing images of the black bun Whopper from Burger King my first thought was, "Who would eat this?"

My second immediate thought was, "Me."

Around 9:30 on Monday morning I marched over to the Burger King across the street from Metro's office expecting a blizzard of eager burger fan boys waiting to snatch up the black bun burger. There were instead about three people total, one of whom might have been homeless.

Burger King states that the Whopper's bun is black because A.1. steak sauce, which I have never consumed in all my 25 years, is baked ino the bun.

Speaking of the bun, it is unsurpsisingly, rather odd looking and feeling. Small slivers of its skin were flaking off like a croissant, in the way a very old soccer ball slowly starts peeling. In addition, while normal buns seem to feel fluffy and welcoming, like a nice mattress for your piece of grilled cow flesh, this felt a bit dense, heavy and not comfortable for my patty.

As far as taste?

Well it tasted like a burger with a little bit of BBQ sauce on it.

There's nothing "black" in its flavor (not that Burger King claims this, or anything). The most noticeable quality of the burger was, yet again, how dense the bun felt.

What would have impressed me a bit more is if Burger King had repeated the stunt they pulled in Japan: Using not only black buns but "black cheese, black ketchup, all made from squid ink and bamboo charcoal," according to TIME.